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    What is Jane's father's full name?Tarzan

      Archimedis Q. Porter. He introduces himself to the gorillas as Archimedis Q. Porter at your service.

    What kind of animal did Clayton teach 'God save the Queen'?Tarzan

      Parrot. Clayton says this when he is trying to get Tarzan to tell him where the gorillas are.

    Is Jane left-handed?Tarzan

      no. Nope she is right-handed. We see this when she is drawing the monkey, Tarzan, and other things.

    What color is the globe that Tantor is on in the Trashing The Camp scene?Tarzan

      yellow and green.

    Which boot did the monkey take from Jane?Tarzan

      Her left.

    What recognizable characters can be found at the campsite?Tarzan

      Mrs. Potts and Chip. There are a few other characters from Disney movies that are in Tarzan as well. Little brother from Mulan as well as chip and Mrs. potts. I have also been told that the skeleton in the campsite is actually a disney animated short of some kind.

    What is the first picture that Jane shows Tarzan?Tarzan

      Gorilla.

    What did Tarzan use to destroy Sabor?Tarzan

      Tip of his spear. The tip breaks off his spear and he uses it to kill him while in a hole.

    What is Terk's full name?Tarzan

      Terkina. Terk's mother calls her that after Terk says about baby Tarzan,'Yeah its freaky looking ok.'

    Who provides the voice for Terk?Tarzan

      Rosie O'Donnell. When the movie was coming out in theatres, Rosie gave her studio audience Terk dolls from the movie.

    'Tarzan and the Lost City' came out in 1998. What was the name of the lost city?Tarzan of the Movies

      Opar. The first time Tarzan went to Opar was 1921's 'The Adventures of Tarzan' with Elmo Lincoln.

    Christopher Lambert played Tarzan in 1984. What was the name of this film?Tarzan of the Movies

      'Greystoke, The Legend of Tarzan'. This movie was about Tarzan's early life among the apes and his first visit to civilization.

    In 1962, Jock Mahoney played Tarzan for the first time. Which country did he travel to?Tarzan of the Movies

      India. 'Tarzan Goes to India' featured the ape man traveling to India to save hundreds of elephants from drowning.

    In 1959, 'Tarzan's Greatest Adventure' came out. Which actor who is well-known as one of the world's greatest secret agents played a villain?Tarzan of the Movies

      Sean Connery. This is considered to be one of the best Tarzan movies made, featuring Gordon Scott.

    How many different actors played Tarzan in the 1950s?Tarzan of the Movies

      3. Lex Barker, Gordon Scott and Denny Miller all played Tarzan for a total of ten movies in the 50s.

    True or False: Buster Crabbe won a gold medal in the Olympics?Tarzan of the Movies

      True . Crabbe was a two-time Olympic freestyle medalist, winning bronze in 1928 for the 1500 meters and gold in 1932 for the 400 meters.

    How many times did Weismueller play Tarzan?Tarzan of the Movies

      12. After 1948's 'Tarzan and the Mermaids', Weismueller went on to play Jungle Jim in 16 movies.

    Johnny Weismueller won a gold medal in the Olympics?Tarzan of the Movies

      True. He actually won three gold medals at the 1924 Olympics and two more at the 1928 games.

    Johnny Weismueller was probably the most well-known of all actors to play Tarzan. Which year did he make his first appearance as the ape man?Tarzan of the Movies

      1932. 'Tarzan, the Ape Man' was remade twice, in 1959 and 1982.

    In 1927, 'Tarzan and the Golden Lion' came out starring James Pierce. How was he related to the creator of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs?Tarzan of the Movies

      son-in-law. Besides playing Tarzan in this silent movie, Jim Pierce also played Tarzan on the radio.

    The first movie about Tarzan was titled what?Tarzan of the Movies

      Tarzan of the Apes. This first movie came out in 1918 and starred Elmo Lincoln.

    How many times do Tarzan and Jane kiss in the movie?Disney's "Tarzan"

      Twice. The first time is when Jane jumps from the boat and kisses him, and then Tarzan kisses her again after that.

    What colour are the flowers that Tarzan picks for Jane?Disney's "Tarzan"

      Blue. Unfortunately, it turns out Jane is moving when he turns up to give them to her, as it's the end of her expedition to Africa, and the ship has arrived to take them home.

    In the "Strangers Like Me" sequence, what was written on the second page that Tarzan was reading with Jane? Disney's "Tarzan"

      see Jane run. This is a very important scene, and really a book end to "Son Of Man", where Tarzan is learning how to be an ape, and in "Strangers Like Me", he is learning how to be a man. He gets shown things to him on the magic lantern to help him learn about civilization. He learns how to speak English and he falls in love during this song.

    How many times does Jane say "oh dear", when Tarzan has her listen to his heartbeat?Disney's "Tarzan"

      4. An emotional moment for Tarzan, as it's the first time he sees someone exactly like him.

    What animal takes Jane's drawing pad?Disney's "Tarzan"

      a baboon. Jane saw a baby baboon and started drawing it, but the vain monkey took it, as he liked himself so much.

    At the beginning of the song, "Son Of Man", who helps Tarzan to climb the tree, when he is struggling?Disney's "Tarzan"

      Terk. The song is a montage of when Tarzan's five years of age to when twenty years old. It shows how he tries to learn how to be an ape and fit in. Terk really starts being Tarzan's best friend in this sequence.

    What does Tantor think Tarzan is, when he's swimming in the water?Disney's "Tarzan"

      a piranha. Of course, piranha's are found in South America, not Africa. This is a funny scene, where Tarzan and Terk meet Tantor. Terk tells Tarzan that to "convince the guys" he has to get an elephant hair, so he jumps into the river to get one, making all the elephants think he's a piranha.

    What kind of animal killed Tarzan's real parents?Disney's "Tarzan"

      Leopard. Tarzan's parents were killed by a leopard named Sabor. The Disney studio didn't want to create a character that had so many spots, so at one point they considered doing a panther instead, but thought it would be too much like "The Jungle Book".

    Which continent is the film set in?Disney's "Tarzan"

      Africa. Tarzan's real parents ended up in Africa after a ship they were traveling on burned. They built themselves a house up in a tree, but were killed soon after by a leopard.

    Which actor played the voice of Tarzan in the 1999 Disney movie "Tarzan" (Hint: He came from a family of movie producers)? You Play Quiz! You Like Quiz!

      Tony Goldwyn. Tony Goldwyn is the grandson of producer Sam Goldwyn, and son of producer Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. Both his father and grandfather founded motion picture companies. Eventually, their company became known as the "G" in MGM pictures.

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